Fair Is Foul and Foul Is Fair
Love.Jamila 2/22 Friday 5th period
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair
“Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a pervading theme throughout the world-known play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare. This theme simply means that
“nothing is as it seems”. It is evident because some situations might seem to be good, when in reality they may be horrible (vice versa). The author uses the characters’ dialogue to relate toward the theme. Since most of the quotes show this, I believe it is an evident and pervading theme. Shakespeare used the dialogue to incorporate it with the major theme. In the beginning of the play, the witches said “fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air”. This line sets up the whole story, it creates the setting. When it is paraphrases it means that nothing is as it seems, going through the sticky situations anything could change.
“Look like the time. Bear welcome in your eye. Your hand, your tongue. Look like th’ innocent flower. But be the serpent under’t.” (page 35 line
75)
This is an important quote said by Lady Macbeth, it is a significant example of this theme. It basically means for Macbeth to look welcoming, innocent and kind, but deep down in his heart to become the devil without showing any of his thoughts.
During this whole act (1.5) Lady Macbeth tries to be something that she is not. She acts kind to kind Duncan during his stay at Inverness but she is actually planning his death to become Queen of Scotland. This shows her ambition, but Lady Macbeth lacks the ability to become a murderer. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know”. (Page 45 line 95) Macbeth says this at the end of act one, he
Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair
“Fair is foul and foul is fair” is a pervading theme throughout the world-known play, Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare. This theme simply means that
“nothing is as it seems”. It is evident because some situations might seem to be good, when in reality they may be horrible (vice versa). The author uses the characters’ dialogue to relate toward the theme. Since most of the quotes show this, I believe it is an evident and pervading theme. Shakespeare used the dialogue to incorporate it with the major theme. In the beginning of the play, the witches said “fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air”. This line sets up the whole story, it creates the setting. When it is paraphrases it means that nothing is as it seems, going through the sticky situations anything could change.
“Look like the time. Bear welcome in your eye. Your hand, your tongue. Look like th’ innocent flower. But be the serpent under’t.” (page 35 line
75)
This is an important quote said by Lady Macbeth, it is a significant example of this theme. It basically means for Macbeth to look welcoming, innocent and kind, but deep down in his heart to become the devil without showing any of his thoughts.
During this whole act (1.5) Lady Macbeth tries to be something that she is not. She acts kind to kind Duncan during his stay at Inverness but she is actually planning his death to become Queen of Scotland. This shows her ambition, but Lady Macbeth lacks the ability to become a murderer. “False face must hide what the false heart doth know”. (Page 45 line 95) Macbeth says this at the end of act one, he